James R. Wait

James R. Wait was an electrical engineer and engineering physicist.

Biography

Wait was born in Ottawa, Canada, on January 23, 1924, received his BS (1948) and MS (1949) in engineering physics and his PhD (1951) in electrical engineering, all from the University of Toronto. Between 1948 and 1951, he worked for Newmont Exploration in Jerome, Arizona, where his research led to several patents in both IP and EM methods of geophysical prospecting. After a brief stint with the Defense Research Communications establishment in Ottawa, Wait first joined the National Bureau of Standards in Boulder, Colorado, and then NOAA; at each, he concentrated predominantly on theoretical aspects of radio-wave propagation. In the meantime, he also held numerous teaching and visiting scientist research positions at various prestigious universities and research establishments all over the world. Finally, in 1980, he was appointed professor of electrical engineering and geosciences at the University of Arizona in Tucson and in 1988 became one of the prestigious Regents' Professors. [ [http://www.mssu.edu/seg-vm/bio_james_r__wait.html Geophysicists - James R. Wait ] ]

ee also

* Earth's magnetic field
* Atmospheric electricity
* IEEE Heinrich Hertz Medal

Publications

Patents

* James R. Wait, "Method of geophysical exploration", US patent|2735980. Jun 1956. (Newmont Mining Corporation)

Wait's books

* JR Wait, "Electromagnetic Waves in Stratified Media". 1962, Pergamon Press.
* JR Wait, "Electromagnetic wave theory". 1985, Harper & Row New York.
* JR Wait, "Geo-electromagnetism". 1982, Academic Press New York, NY.
* JR Wait, "Wave Propagation Theory". 1981, New York: Pergamon.
* JR Wait, "Electromagnetics and plasmas". 1968, Holt, Rinehart and Winston New York.
* JR Wait, "Electromagnetic Radiation from Cylindrical Structures". 1959, Pergamon Press.

Wait's research

;Partial selection
* James R. Wait, "On the relation between telluric currents and the earth’s magnetic field", Geophysics, 19, 281-289, 1954.
* James R. Wait, "Some basic electromagnetic aspects of ULF field variations in the atmosphere". Journal Pure and Applied Geophysics, Volume 114, Number 1 / January, 1976 Pages 15-28 Birkhäuser Basel ISSN 0033-4553 (Print) 1420-9136 (Online) DOI 10.1007/BF00875488 (ed., discusses electromagnetic aspects of ULF fields.)
* James R. Wait, "A conductiing sphere in a time varying mgnetic field". Geophysics, Volume 16, Issue 4, pp. 666-672 (October 1951)
* James R. Wait, et. al., "On the image representation of the quasi-static fields of a line current source above the ground". Canadian Journal of Physics. Vol. 47, p.2731. 00/1969.
* JR Wait, J Galejs, "Antennas in Inhomogeneous Media". American Journal of Physics, 1969.
* James R. Wait, "Project Sanguine". Science, 1972.
* James R. Wait, "Historical Background and Introduction to the Special Issue on Extremely Low Frequency (ELF) Communications". Science, 1972. (ed., discusses aspects of ELF fields.)
* James R. Wait, "Propagation of ELF Electromagnetic Waves and Project Sanguine / Seafarer," IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering, vol. OE-2, no. 2, April 1977, pgs. 161-172.
* James R. Wait, "A note on the electromagnetic response of stratified Earth". Geophysics, 1962.
* James R. Wait, "Electromagnetics of the Sea". Science, 1970.
* James R. Wait, "The Magnetic dipole over the horizontally stratified Earth". Can. J. Phys./Rev. can. phys. 29(6): 577-592 (1951)
* James R. Wait, "Theory of electromagnetic surface waves over geological conductors". Pure and Applied Geophysics, 1954.
* James R. Wait, "EM scattering from a vertical column of ionization in the Earth-ionosphere waveguide". Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on, 1991.
* James R. Wait, "Antennas in the geophysical environment - some examples". Proceedings of the IEEE, 1992.
* James R. Wait, "Guiding of electromagnetic waves by uniformly rough surfaces: Part I". Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on [legacy, pre - 1988] . Dec 1959.
* James R. Wait, et. al., "Radiating conducting columns inside the Earth–ionosphere waveguide: Application to red sprites". Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, 1998.

Other's works

* Sato, G., "In memory of Dr. James R. Wait". Antennas and Propagation Magazine, IEEE. Volume 41, Issue 2, Apr 1999 Page(s):44 - 46. DOI 10.1109/MAP.1999.769692

References

External articles

* [http://www.ieee.org/portal/pages/about/awards/pr/hertzpr.html Recipients of the IEEE Heinrich Hertz Medal] , Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers